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As It Is in Heaven

Original title: Så som i himmelen
  • 20042004
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 13m
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7.5/10
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As It Is in Heaven (2004)
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A famous international conductor returns to his small childhood town in Sweden for early retirement. He's asked to help with the church choir. He affects the lives of all in the choir.A famous international conductor returns to his small childhood town in Sweden for early retirement. He's asked to help with the church choir. He affects the lives of all in the choir.A famous international conductor returns to his small childhood town in Sweden for early retirement. He's asked to help with the church choir. He affects the lives of all in the choir.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
17K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
17,817
801
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Kay Pollak
    • Writers
      • Anders Nyberg
      • Ola Olsson
      • Carin Pollak
    • Stars
      • Michael Nyqvist
      • Frida Hallgren
      • Helen Sjöholm
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Kay Pollak
    • Writers
      • Anders Nyberg
      • Ola Olsson
      • Carin Pollak
    • Stars
      • Michael Nyqvist
      • Frida Hallgren
      • Helen Sjöholm
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    • 103User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Frida Hallgren, Ingela Olsson, and Helen Sjöholm in As It Is in Heaven (2004)
    Michael Nyqvist and Ingela Olsson in As It Is in Heaven (2004)
    Michael Nyqvist in As It Is in Heaven (2004)
    Michael Nyqvist in As It Is in Heaven (2004)
    As It Is in Heaven (2004)
    As It Is in Heaven (2004)
    As It Is in Heaven (2004)
    Frida Hallgren, Michael Nyqvist, and Helen Sjöholm in As It Is in Heaven (2004)
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    As It Is in Heaven (2004)
    Frida Hallgren in As It Is in Heaven (2004)
    Frida Hallgren and Michael Nyqvist in As It Is in Heaven (2004)

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    Michael Nyqvist
    Michael Nyqvist
    • Daniel Daréus
    Frida Hallgren
    Frida Hallgren
    • Lena
    Helen Sjöholm
    • Gabriella
    Lennart Jähkel
    Lennart Jähkel
    • Arne
    Ingela Olsson
    Ingela Olsson
    • Inger
    Niklas Falk
    • Stig
    Per Morberg
    Per Morberg
    • Conny
    Ylva Lööf
    • Siv
    André Sjöberg
    • Tore
    Mikael Rahm
    • Holmfrid
    Barbro Kollberg
    Barbro Kollberg
    • Olga
    Axelle Axell
    • Florence
    Lasse Pettersson
    • Erik
    • (as Lasse Petterson)
    Ulla-Britt Norrman-Olsson
    • Amanda
    • (as Ulla-Britt Norrman)
    Nils-Anders Vallgårda
    • Gordon, Gabriella's Son
    Lotten Vallgårda
    • Jennnifer, Gabriella's Daughter
    Mircea Crisan
    • Agenten
    • (as Mircea Krishan)
    Kristina Törnqvist
    • Mamma
    • Director
      • Kay Pollak
    • Writers
      • Anders Nyberg
      • Ola Olsson
      • Carin Pollak
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      First film role for actress Helen Sjöholm, one of Sweden's biggest stars on the musical stage.
    • Goofs
      When Arne announces that the choir will be going to Austria, he says that they will travel to Mozart's home town. This would either be Salzburg (where Mozart was born) or Vienna (where he spent much of his life). However, the town seen in the film is actually Innsbruck.
    • Quotes

      Inger: God doesn't forgive because He has never condemned.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Reihngold
      Written by Richard Wagner

      Performed by the Tiroler Symphonieorchester

      Conducted by Georg Schmöhe

    User reviews103

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Not paradise, but heavenly singing
    The line, of course, is from the Lord's Prayer - "Thy Will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven". Sweden, especially its far north, is not my idea of heaven -30 degree C winter temperatures are a little on the low side for me, but the good folk who live there no doubt think they are in God's own country.

    The storyline here is a familiar one. Acclaimed international musician Daniel suffers health breakdown in mid-career, goes back to the little village in northern Sweden where he was born. Persuaded by the local pastor to help out with the church choir, he turns some unlikely talent into a class act, and they enter a contest held in Innsbruck Austria. There are echoes (sorry) of the band players of "Brassed Off" the models of "Calendar Girls" and the dancers of "the Full Monty". But of course he causes plenty of emotional upheaval as some of the more downtrodden villagers realise their worth and revolt against their oppressors. He faces hostile husbands and an increasingly dubious pastor, but nothing except death is going to stop him.

    Despite the somewhat corny story, we get to know and like many of the characters, who come across as people rather than caricatures despite many of them being recognisable "types'. I did wonder about the wife-beater being unpunished for so long – Sweden is one country in the world where such violence is pretty strongly discouraged (he was also a bit young to be one of the bullies of Daniel's youth) and the puritanical pastor with a secret passion for girlie magazines was a bit of a stereotype, but marvellously realised by Niklas Falk.

    Michael Nyqvist is simply wonderful as Daniel, the frail but driven musician, and there's some nice music as well. I was rapt for the whole two hours. The ending is what you make of it, I guess, but it's not spoiling it to say Daniel achieves what he set out to do.
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    • Feb 7, 2007

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 3, 2004 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • Sweden
    • Languages
      • Swedish
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Giống như ở thiên đường
    • Filming locations
      • Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria
    • Production companies
      • Sonet Film AB
      • GF Studios AB
      • Lefwander Kapitalförvaltning AB
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • SEK 25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,236
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,402
      • May 4, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $18,328,469
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 13 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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